Isolation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
Framework senses
- §1
- the act of isolating something
- §2
- a country's withdrawal from international politics
- §3
- a feeling of being disliked and alone
- §4
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
- §5
- a state of separation between persons or groups